Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christian and the not-yet-Christian. We occasionally venture into the Old Testament when it helps our understanding of the New Testament events. Everybody has 7 minutes. Everybody needs to wonder. Be With Me is hosted by Michael Smith who has absolutely no special qualifications to do a podcast. He is not a pastor. He has not been to seminary. He does not lead a mega-church. He is not a professional and he has no more credentials than you do. He does, however, follow a great God with an observant eye and a curious heart. Each day, he starts with a study bible and aims for astonishment. ‘be with him’ for 7 minutes as he sets out daily to discover the God who invites us to ‘Be With Me.’
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 2004
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Healthy Teaching Begets Healthy Practice S18e5 Titus1:13
Sound doctrine begets sound faith
Healthy doctrine develops healthy fruit
Sound teaching protects sound Christians
Good teaching is inseparable from good practice
You cannot have a healthy church withou…
Teaching With EXPLOSIVES s18e4 Titus1:9
Or, maybe FIREWORKS. Happy 4th of July! The word used for the quality of teaching in our elders is the same root as our word DYNAMITE. He should be POWERFULLY able to teach. He should be mighty in i…
Bearing HOLINESS To This World S18e3 Titus1:8
We are asking
- that our pastor/teacher/overseer bear the marks of exposure to a holy God
- that he live in THIS world, yet carry the imprint from another world
- that he BRING BACK essential elements needed …
Bearing Marks Of Exposure S18e2 Titus1:7
Titus is putting to order the church in Crete by attention to its' leaders. They are supposed to be people whose lives demonstrate an exposure to another world. This exposure then, is seen in this …
I’m Sorry For Your Loss S18e1 Titus1:4
When one goes to a funeral we console those who are the children and the grandchildren of the person who dies. Similarly, there are spiritual children and grandchildren that could be consoled when th…
GUARD These TREASURES S17e35 Review 1tim 4-6
Paul charges the younger Timothy to:
- GUARD the treasures you have
- Don't make a SHIPWRECK of your faith
- Don't SWERVE from the truth
- Don't WANDER away
- Don't PIERCE yourself with any self-inflicted harm
- Don't…
My FAVORITE THINGS In 1 Timothy S17e34
Join me for a 7 minute romp through my FAVORITE THINGS in chapters 1-3 of 1 Timothy.
Here's just one: The church uniquely, and most clearly manifests Him, for it is the assemblage of the indwelt of …
O Timothy, GUARD! S17e33 1tim6:2
Paul gives Timothy a final CHARGE but it is with a HEART. O Timothy...
GUARD what you have been entrusted. Value it. Protect it.
Guard the DEPOSIT. It has been imparted to you. You have been trusted wi…
The TRUTH About RICHE$ $17e32 1tim6:18
Riches are:
- temporary. There will be none as we know it in the next life.
- uncertain. Moth, rust, theft and unknown returns on investment.
- haughty-factories. Riches can separate us from people because th…
How’d I Get To Be Immortal? S17e31 1tim6:16
You are 100% immortal. You will live forever. How did you get to be that way? Well, the God who created you had to have the capability to make you that way. He had to be immortal. You are immorta…
IMMORTAL=Death-less-ness S17e30 1tim6:16
God is a bit ironic. Jesus knows no sin, yet was viewed as having sin so He could take the penalty for sin away for all believers. That's in 2 Cor 5:21. Similarly, He is the only IMMORTAL.
Immorta…
Don’t Be That Guy S17e29 1tim6:14
Christ is perfect and in the end, no one in heaven or hell will have a single criticism about Him. However, until then, what we do HERE affects His reputation.
What I do now can affect what people th…
FLY, You FOOLS! S17e28 1tim6:11
In an epic battle of Gandolf vs. Balrog in Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien warns through Gandolf's parting charge, "FLY YOU FOOLS!" Aarogon, Frodo and his company then run for their lives. Certain evi…
Sticking Yourself With A Fatal Needle S17e27 1tim6:10
Nobody wants to pierce themselves with a fatal needle-stick. But that is exactly what those who have the love of money; who crave it are doing TO THEMSELVES.
Let's not let money be an ultimate desire.…
How To Be Truely Wealthy S17e26 1tim6:6
God tells us how we can be truly wealthy. He is the great treasure; the great gain. No believer would trade her adoption into the family of God for the wealth of the Rockefeller's. The most financi…
Teachers Who LOVE MONEY S17e25 1tim6:5
The caution today is: DON'T FOLLOW TEACHERS WHO THINK GODLINESS IS A MEANS OF GAIN$.
The caution tomorrow is DON'T BE THE PERSON WHO THINKS GODLINESS IS A MEANS OF GAIN$.
The risks are high: piercing y…
Results Of REGARDING Rightly S17e24 1tim6:1
Probably no one listening to this podcast is a slave or a bondservant. We all have Christianity to thank for that. But, everyone who is listening is a WORKER, so there are applications to be made.
H…
Elders That Stand In FEAR S17e23 1tim5:20
What happens when elder/pastor/teachers fail? Fortunately, the Bible has an answer for that. There is a discipline process that is public and probably painful. Why? So that we never want to do it a…
Those Who Rule Well S17e22 1tim5:17
What kind of a leader do I want positionally over me in the church? One who RULES WELL. It is not an easy job. The bad news is you can do it wrong. The very good news is that there are men WHO RULE …
The Office NOBODY WANTS s17e21 1tim5:8
There is an office or role THAT NOBODY WANTS: that of WIDOW. Today we learn what these people should be like before and after they occupy the office they did not ask for, that of being a widow.
Fort…